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NatWest took on a new 3D logo

Designed by FutureBrand, the rebrand sees NatWest’s three-chevron symbol turned into three interlocking cubes, which animate and move for digital applications.

A bright new colour palette of pink, purple, blue, yellow and white accompanies the new logo, alongside a series of illustration-style graphics.

Though the new look – with its block colours, animations and illustrations – appears to be aimed at a younger audience, Dan Witchell, executive creative director at FutureBrand, says the rebrand aims to attract all audiences – but, of course, “we all know that you need to attract younger people into banking”, he says.

The rebrand is part of FutureBrand’s wider redesign for the RBS Group, which also saw it refresh the look of Royal Bank of Scotland’s posters and advertising materials, adopting a similar, colourful aesthetic.

NatWest’s new branding is currently rolling out across print, in-store and online materials, and will roll out across shop-fronts at a later date, says FutureBrand.

The results were taken both before the referendum result in May and June, and afterwards in August, with the second round of the survey showing that 62% of respondents expected fee income to increase during 2016-2017. This sat at 66% prior to the vote.

64% also reported that the outlook for the future of their business was good, although this did drop from 77%, recorded before the EU referendum.

The majority of businesses also expect staff numbers to increase over the following year, at 54%. However, this has dropped from a pre-referendum figure of 60%.

But overall, figures still lean towards optimism, with the majority of respondents reporting positive trends. There is no indication as of yet how this will change over the coming years, or following the activation of Article 50.

A build-it-yourself speaker and camera were revealed

The Pixel Kit, Camera Kit and Speaker Kit enable people to create their own working products, and customise them as they see fit.

To make the sets more approachable, a series of bright colours have been used to help people navigate the kits and guide their construction – as well as making them more aesthetically pleasing.

The kits have launched on Kickstarter, and are well on their way to meeting their $500,000 (£393,000) target. You can back the project here. If the money is raised, the kits are expected to start rolling out from March 2017.